I realised, I never saw a bird fly
Sept 20, 2020: 5:30 pm, I was taking a stroll on my terrace. It had just rained. The atmosphere turned cosy, the cool monsoon breeze, the cloudy sky and the lush green vegetation all around. Turned out I was not the only one out there, enjoying this enchanting weather. Birds: I saw a pretty large number of birds that were flying around. I could recognise a few sparrows, kingfishers, parrots and cranes. To my surprise, there were also a large variety of small birds which I couldn't recognise. I was so curious about these birds, soon I found myself studying their behaviour. Some liked travelling in groups while others enjoyed flying in solitude. I couldn't help but notice that each bird had different flight patterns. Few flapped their wings continuously, while some liked to glide as few flaps as possible. As I watched these birds, one particular blackbird caught my eye. This little one was a size of a sparrow and had been flying around alone. Not sure what piked my interest but ...